Over the past decade, Darlo fans have shown themselves to be amongst the most loyal and generous supporters in football. Whenever their club has needed them, they've rolled their sleeves up, rallied around, and done what was needed to ensure that Darlington has a football club it can be proud of.

This spirit has been embodied in recent weeks by fan-owner, Andy Clarke. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, Andy took it upon himself to organise a Virtual 50:50 draw via Twitter, raising a phenomenal £1,363.50 for the Club in the weeks since football was suspended. At a time of uncertainty for all football cubs, these funds have been gratefully received by DFC.

“As a fan owned club we do not have large cash reserves, or a rich owner we can turn to, to get us through this period of no income" said Andy. "As the 50:50 is such a success on a match day, I thought it would be a good idea to hold a Virtual 50:50. The response from the fans has been fantastic so far, and I'm hoping it'll be even better this week!"

Andy's doing his bit, so let's get behind him! Each Virtual 50:50 ticket costs £1.00, and you can buy as many as you like (as long as you're aged 16 or over). Here's how you can enter: 

1. Transfer your ticket money to DFCSG; Sort Code 30-84-43; Account Number 30283268.

Make sure you include a unique payment reference to help Andy identify your payment.

Make sure you include 50/50 in the payment reference to help Andy identify your payment.

2. Contact Andy with your unique payment reference. No numbers will be allocated as we will be live streaming a 'Wheel of Names' to choose the winner, but email/message Andy if you want to confirm the money has gone through and you are in the draw. Andy can be contacted at andy.clarke@dfcsg.co.uk or @AndyClarke5 on Twitter.

Please make sure you read the Terms & Conditions below before you enter, and remember that you can join Andy in becoming a fan-owner at dfcsg.co.uk/join. Good luck!

Virtual 50:50 Draw Terms & Conditions

• The Virtual 50:50 Draw is promoted and operated by Darlington Football Club Supporters Group (DFCSG). DFCSG is the trading name of Darlington 1883 Supporters’ Society Limited, whose registered office is located at Blackwell Meadows, Grange Road, Darlington, DL1 5NR.
• DFCSG is registered as a Small Society Lottery operator by Darlington Borough Council.
• The Virtual 50:50 Draw is a simple lottery in which 50% of the proceeds shall be donated to DFCSG. The remaining 50% of proceeds shall be paid as prize money to one winning entrant.
• The winning entry shall be determined by a random name generator, conducted on May 16th 2020.
• Entrants must be aged 16 or over.
• 1 entry costs £1.00.
• The total number of entries into the lottery may not exceed 20,000. There is otherwise no limit on the number of entries per entrant.
• Entries received after 3pm on May 16th 2020 shall be deemed invalid.
• Entries shall only be deemed valid once DFCSG has received the correct amount of entry money.
• The decision of DFCSG in relation to all matters shall be final.